Live updates: South Alabama Jaguars vs. New Jersey Institute of Technology

John Brown has been a solid contributor for South Alabama all season. He and his teammates face the New Jersey Institute of Technology Sunday afternoon at the Mitchell Center. (Photo by Brad Puckett, courtesy of South Alabama)

South Alabama faces the New Jersey Institute of Technology today at 2:05 p.m. in the Mitchell Center. It is the Jaguars' final non-conference game of the season.

The Highlanders, who upset then-No. 16 Michigan at Michigan earlier this season, bring an 11-10 record to Mobile. The Jags are 6-12 overall and 4-5 in Sun Belt Conference play.

Follow live updates from the game here. Occasional updates will also be available on Twitter from AL.com beat writer Tommy Hicks. Follow him @TheTommyHicks.

FINAL SCORE: NJIT 72, South Alabama 55

SECOND HALF

3:42: NJIT 60, USA 53: South Alabama has absolutely no offensive rhythm and it has picked a bad time for that to be the case. NJIT is pushing the basketball and moving it inside whenever possible. On other end, Jags can't seem to get anything going.

7:24: NJIT 55, USA 50: The Highlanders are on a scoring run and the Jags are on a scoring drought. As such, NJIT has its first lead since the early minutes of the game and the Jags are trying to find their offensive (and in truth, defensive) rhythm again.

12:04: USA 45, NJIT 44: Dionte Ferguson hit a pair of free throws to give the Jags a three-point cushion but the Highlanders answered with a basket on the other end. NJIT continues to battle in hopes of regaining the lead, which it last held in the early moments of the game.

17:32: USA 33, NJIT 32: The Highlanders have come out for the second half strong on the offensive end of the floor -- and the Jags have not. South Alabama has scored just one basket in the first two and a half minutes while NJIT has scored eight points, trimming the Jags' lead to a single point.

HALFTIME SCORE: South Alabama 31, NJIT 24

South Alabama faced scoring sluggishness late in the half but holds a seven-point halftime advantage. The Jags have outrebounded NJIT 32-16, with Abdul Lewis and Dionte Ferguson claiming seven boards each. Taishaun Johnson's seven points is tops for the Jags. Ferguson has six points. NJIT is led by Tim Coleman and Damon Lynn with nine points each -- all but six of their team's points.

FIRST HALF

3:29: USA 25, NJIT 16: Little change since last report, with only one basket scored. South Alabama still has the advantage and momentum based on its speed and quickness.

5:34: USA 25, NJIT 14: The Highlanders are having a difficult time keeping up with the Jags' quickness and speed. Every chance presented, South Alabama is grabbing a rebound on the defensive end and quickly pushing the ball down the court.

7:02: USA 20, NJIT 12: Using a solid transition game and good ball movement on offense, the Jags have grabbed an eight-point lead on the Highlanders. South Alabama is working well around the basket on the defensive end too after giving up a couple of quick scores there in the early going.

12:30: USA 11, NJIT 7: The Highlanders scored the first four points of the game but South Alabama gained its rhythm shortly afterward and has taken control of the tempo of the game and the lead.